The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-10-22
HOME AND FARM.
BY Mrs. ST. J. II. MOORE.
Fruit.

Fruit.
All things considered, we have
good country for fruit, as will be proved
by 1.-The quality that is produced In
orchards that have little or no attention
shown them beyond gathering the
fruit, unless it be that other crops are
sometimes planted in rows between
then tho row upon which the trees,
vines or shrubs stand is left in broad
land to grow up in weeds and grass.
We complain that the worms wilt get
in the peaches it is in this grass,
around the trees, that the moth hides
till the trees bloom, then they take
possession of the fruit in the bud. All
fruit trees should be cleaned free OF
grass, the earth removed and left till
after freeze, the earth however should
not be left bank, 80 as to hold water
around the tree, but leveled away.
When the sap or jelly has formed
around the tree just at the ground, 1t
should be scraped away and the borers
picked out, which can be easily done
now, as they are just under tho bark.
Among the new fruits offered this
year, is eleven varieties Of Japan per.
simmons, fruit growing in favor
wherever 1t has been tried. What the
apple is to our American orchards, the
perslmmon is to the Japanese. In our
vicinity several persons have tried
what is called Japanese persimmons,
but there is as much difference in this
fruit rs there is in our apples. For In
stance, the fine varieties of persimmons
are grated on TO a common hardy va
riety, not unlike our native fruit; these
trees imported to America have in
many Instances died to the ground,
and again sprouted ia the spring. The
fine grated fruit is then gone aud the
common sort grows, comes into bear
ing, the fruit being of poor quality,
1t then of course is condemned. The
only variety that I have seen here, is
identical with what is known as Tame
naski, variety that is never eaten
fresh or raw In Japan, but Is peeled
and dried, put away rs dried peaches,
kept few months, when it is called
Kaki and sold as cakes in large guam
titles.
Other sorts, suck as the Gaki, Gebas-
kin, are first. class fruits.
In the Tame varieties, the tannin
makes the fruit bitter, and as,ringent
escapes during tho process of drying or
90 Z %,,r m
The dried Kaki that we found at the
New Orleans Exposition was equally
as good rs dried figs, by some consid-
cred better.
Our Northern friends complain that
their climate is too cold for the growth
of this fruit. and advise Southern peo-
pie t, plant trees Of all the best varie-
ties, of which there are about eleven,
giving them tho same care and atten-
ton as we would apples.
Another of our unnpprecieted wild
fruits is coming into cultivation and
notice. That is the dewberry, with tho
big name of "Lucretia" attached to it.
1t is propagated by tips, just rs tho
RASPBERRY is, and with it1 creeping Iab-
its, It is not difficult to obtain II large
bed from II few roots. OF its quality as
an early fruit, too much cannot be said,
for there are few of us who do not
watch in tho spring for tho dewbcrry.
Roots or cuttings may be set out aud
cultivated the same as the raspberry,
with the exception of the stakes; they
do not require to be tied up to stakes,
as the latter do, but can be allowed to
grow ut will.
"In setting ont trees the south side
should be set to the south, hs an able
professor says. Nature invariably gives
the most growth to the wood on the
north side, and the thickest, firmest
bark next to the l o'clock sun, If ma
,ure 'hus atap'S her work to certain
conditions as to aeat and exposure, it
is reasonable to suppose that ii sudden
change might result tn injury of tho ex>
t'ruai tissues of bark and wood. So
far AS we know the horticultural sch ootS
OF Europe teach the idea that fruit
tree should be set with its south side to
the SOUTH The south side that faced
south in the nursery can readily be de-
termined by the expression of the bark.
1t will be the rough side.
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